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Sonia Hota

@soniahota

Strategic TA leader accelerating APAC product & tech hiring through data-driven recruitment and strength-based coaching.

India

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking a strategic TA leadership role in APAC product/tech where I can scale engineering teams, implement data-driven recruitment, strengthen employer brand, and drive DEI and process excellence.

I am a strategic talent acquisition leader with extensive APAC experience scaling product and engineering teams, building and leading high-performing TA teams, and partnering with C-suite stakeholders to align hiring strategy with business goals.

I drove 140% hiring growth through large-scale drives, implemented same-day offers and predictive hiring analytics, and operationalized ICIMS workflows and AI tools to reduce time-to-hire and raise offer acceptance rates. I prioritize data-driven KRAs, DEI compliance, recruiter capability building, and employer branding to sustainably scale tech organisations.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition

Avalara

Apr 2024 - Apr 2025 (1 year)

Built and led an 11-member TA team, achieving 140% hiring growth (100 to 240 hires in Q2), reduced time-to-hire by 10% (60 to 54 days) and maintained a 90% offer acceptance rate.

Talent Acquisition Stakeholder Management Employer Branding Change Management

Talent Partner

OnePay

Jun 2023 - Sep 2024 (1 year 3 months)

Served as Leadership Hiring Partner for engineering, business and people functions, partnering with senior leaders to fill critical roles across remote India operations.

Executive Search Stakeholder Management Sourcing Interviewing ATS

Talent Consultant

Kodo Fintech

Feb 2024 - Apr 2024 (2 months)

Streamlined GTM hiring strategies for a fintech startup, improving hiring workflow efficiency and enabling faster role fills.

GTM Sourcing

Senior Technical Recruiter

Gojek

Feb 2022 - Apr 2023 (1 year 2 months)

Led full-cycle hiring for GoPay’s digital payments, achieving 96% low-cost hiring and 92% offer acceptance while building hiring playbooks and a candidate self-serve portal.

Payments Hiring Playbooks Sourcing Mentoring ATS

Talent Acquisition Consultant

Hays Talent Solutions

May 2015 - Mar 2017 (1 year 10 months)

Managed APAC hiring across 10 countries for global banking technology, negotiated offers with senior leaders and filled 100+ roles via 90% low-cost channels.

Banking Technology Hiring Sourcing Low Cost Channels

Consultant - Finance Technology

Hays PLC

May 2011 - Apr 2015 (3 years 11 months)

Recruited finance technology roles across APAC investment and corporate banks and stock exchanges, delivering cost-effective fills and client advisory services.

APAC Client Management Sourcing